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ANCIENT GREECE. The Greek World. Minoan “Palace of Minos” 6 acres Sanitation ,water Dancing, festivals Athletics Women?. Mycenaean Expands Warfare. HELLENIc GREECE. Geography? City-states Aristocratic Government - oligarchy Agriculture . athens. Polis City-State Govt. reform
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Minoan • “Palace of Minos” • 6 acres • Sanitation ,water • Dancing, festivals • Athletics • Women?
Mycenaean • Expands • Warfare
HELLENIc GREECE • Geography? • City-states • Aristocratic • Government - oligarchy • Agriculture
athens • Polis • City-State • Govt. reform • More people, more partic. • Excluded?
SPARTA • Full participation • Land • Warfare
ATHENIANs • Women • Purpose • Restrictions • Family • Small • Infanticide • Marriage • Arranged
SEX • Adultery • Prostitution • hetaerae • Different levels • Homosexuality • “Rite of passage” • Men, young boys • Illegal?
ATHENIAN • Slavery • 25% • Foreigners • Status, jobs
CONTRIBUTIONS? • Politics, philosophy • ? • no monopolies on learning • Debate/argument • Character • Moderation, control • Hubris • Downfall
PHILOSOPHY • Nature • Ethics • ?? Conventional wisdom, tradition • Arguments
SOCRATES • Questioning, logical analysis • Ethical standards • “ignorant man in search of knowledge”
PLATO • Republic • Justice • No private property • Women=men
MEDICINE • “Hippocratic oath”
literature • Poetry • Iliad, Odyssey • Homer • Drama • Tragedy, comedy
SOCIETY • Competitions • Athletic events
WINE • Symposium • Drinking party • Vital • Rich, poor • Regions, age of wines
Hellenistic GREECE • Spread Greek rule, culture
Alexander • Conquests, 334-331 B.C.E. • India, Egypt
Religion • Many gods • human traits